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obstetrics

[ uhb-ste-triks ]
/ əbˈstɛ trɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth. Abbreviation: OB, ob

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Origin of obstetrics

First recorded in 1810–20; see origin at obstetric, -ics

Words nearby obstetrics

obstetrical paralysis, obstetric conjugate, obstetric conjugate of outlet, obstetrician, obstetrician-gynecologist, obstetrics, obstinacy, obstinate, obstipation, obstreperous, obstruct
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British Dictionary definitions for obstetrics

obstetrics
/ (ɒbˈstɛtrɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and the treatment of women before and after childbirth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for obstetrics

obstetrics
[ ŏb-stĕt′rĭks, əb- ]

n.

The branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the recuperative period following delivery.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for obstetrics

obstetrics
[ ŏb-stĕt′rĭks ]

The branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Cultural definitions for obstetrics

obstetrics
[ (uhb-ste-triks) ]

A branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy, labor, and the period of recovery following childbirth.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.